The Wolverines picked up their first District 7-AAA win of the season, routing host Stewarts Creek 4-1 on a soaked field that was so wet it was narrowed to avoid large areas of mud and standing water.

Seniors Adam Al Hajiri and Oscar Zamora gave La Vergne (6-2-2, 1-0-2 in 7-AAA) a 2-0 halftime lead with goals in the first 20 minutes. La Vergne's lead never dipped below a two-goal advantage.

"I think anytime you get up 2-0, you sort of test the mettle of the other team," La Vergne coach Alan McMillan said. "You see how they respond. It was good to be up 2-0.

"But 2-0 is a dangerous lead because you are susceptible to letting up. We had to really get our guys focused at the half."

Kevin Cardona's goal in the 57th minute extended La Vergne's lead to 3-0. Stewarts Creek's Tanner Grazier gave the Red Hawks their lone goal when he scored off a penalty kick in the 62nd minute.

Stewarts Creek (5-7, 2-4) was coming off a 2-1 win over Williamson County power Brentwood on Tuesday. The game was also a melanoma awareness game in honor of Sharon Smith — mother of Stewarts Creek sophomore soccer player Carter Smith. Sharon Smith has been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma.

Stewarts Creek coach Brooke Mayo said the school had raised more than $500 prior to the game to be donated to the American Cancer Society in honor of Sharon Smith. The school was also taking donations during the game.

"We just had a long week of high, high intensity," Mayo said. "We had a big game on Tuesday, and a big win.

"I think we came out inconsistent today. We had bursts of high intensity. It's like we couldn't maintain the high intensity."

La Vergne was forced to play the final 10 minutes with just 10 players on the field when Bryan Montenegro was hit with a red card when he wrapped his arms around a Red Hawk attempting to score.

Chrystian Garcia scored off a pass from Zamora in stoppage time for the Wolverines' final goal.

The game was played the regular width of a football field due to all of the rain the area has received the past few days. Mayo said the team had played that width in a game earlier this season against Independence.

McMillan said the change in width altered his team's playing style.

"I have never played on a field that narrow," McMillan said. "It changes the strategy. It's no secret we like to spread it out. But both teams played on the same field.

"So I guess it's an equalizer as that goes."

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